In Havana, we stayed in a house with regular folks near the Colon Cemetery in Vedado. We had fantastic meal in a neighbors garage/restaurant. We did have the chance to ride in an old Chevy, and an 80s Lada. Most of our trips were in more recent Chinese-made car.

I agree with your sentiment. I would not willingly travel to country where the US does not have an embassy.

That said, Cuba is a interesting place to visit. The people I met were very friendly, and I almost always felt safe. I encourage others to visit and see a different way of life.

There is a US Embassy in Cuba. The US has a diplomatic relationship with Cuba. The embargo limits US citizens and businesses from trading with Cuba.

The best source is RI02 Executive Summary page 1 showing Concept 1. Concept 1 is also shown in the stakeholder summary, and indicated to be the preferred concept. VDOT didn't publish anything that specifically addresses the pedestrian impact of increasing the road width by adding the right hand turn lanes. https://vaprojectpipeline.org/studies/richmond-district/ri02-route-1-chamberlayne-avenue.asp Here is a screenshot from RI02 Executive Summary:

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Ann Francis-Lambert shared a list of the upcoming improvements to Chamberlyane in a recent newsletter. The upcoming changes seem positive: https://files.constantcontact.com/4fc47579801/28ed4553-9d67-4de9-bd8d-571f37cf4dd1.pdf?rdr=true

Unfortunately, the later phase changes to Chamberlayne under planning include widening Chamberlayne at Laburnum and adding pocket turn lanes at several cross streets between Laburnum and Azelia. The widening at Laburnum will make the distance pedestrians have to traverse across Chamberlayne longer, while the addition of pocket turn lanes at the cross streets north of Laburnum will remove pedestrian refuge in the current median. These changes will directly hurt pedestrian traffic and could also indirectly increase speeding by reducing the narrow feeling drivers experience in current two lanes between the median. This is despite pedestrian safety being the top priority identified in the public engagement, and traffic congestion ranking only 4th in priority. In addition, many of the pocket turn lanes under consideration are located at intersections that already have high levels of service. VDOT project pipeline website with future phases of work and summary of public response: https://vaprojectpipeline.org/studies/richmond-district/ri02-route-1-chamberlayne-avenue.asp